tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79615719296224728642017-07-23T03:38:48.699-07:00Blogging QuailAdventures in quail keepingDawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-6493944549521796162012-09-22T23:20:00.000-07:002012-09-24T16:35:51.200-07:00New Cages For The Button Quail
The Button Duplex
This is a cage I designed and built for my button quail. I found some large cookie sheets on sale. They became the dropping pans. The rest of the cage is built from 1/2" x 1/2" hardware cloth, clipped together with j-clips.
We now have a total of 6 button duplexes for a total of 12 "apartments".
First residents of the Button Duplex are Tater(cinnamon) and Sunny (white) onDawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV 89108, USA36.2030945 -115.224485336.151843 -115.3034493 36.254346 -115.1455213tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-47384077708482630222012-09-09T23:44:00.000-07:002012-09-09T23:47:19.808-07:00One Day-Old Coturnix Quail ChicksDawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV 89108, USA36.2030945 -115.224485336.151843 -115.3034493 36.254346 -115.1455213tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-3133689039155658502012-08-30T23:18:00.000-07:002012-08-30T23:23:14.086-07:00Italian Coturnix
Four week old Italian Coturnix quail
The Italian Coturnix is a Pharaoh quail with the yellow gene switched on. They are popular for their looks and for egg laying.
I have two hens and four roos. Today I moved them out of the plastic tub into two growout cages and weighed them each. Hens: 209g, 182g. Roos: 153g, 150g, 135g, 123g. I put the two hens in with the largest rooster for now.Dawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV 89108, USA36.2030945 -115.224485336.151843 -115.3034493 36.254346 -115.1455213tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-10279881136741203482012-08-19T18:33:00.001-07:002012-08-30T23:25:32.327-07:00VIIDEO: More Button Quail Chicks!Yee-haw!!! A new batch of baby buttons arrived Wednesday night. They are a rainbow of colors! Hopefully there are plenty of hens in the bunch. In the last batch, there were only two hens, so I've got a bunch of eligible bachelors waiting around.
Dawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV 89108, USA36.2030945 -115.224485336.151843 -115.3034493 36.254346 -115.1455213tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-91781710295166925142012-08-08T01:34:00.000-07:002012-08-08T01:34:56.278-07:00VIDEO: Mother Quail With A SurpriseDawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-87491598322427411042012-08-07T02:00:00.000-07:002012-08-07T02:00:07.689-07:00White Coturnix Chicks Growing Fast
English White Coturnix chicks at 2 weeks
These white coturnix chicks are growing so fast and there are so many, I had to separate them into two brooders. They are especially sweet-natured.Dawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV 89108, USA36.2030945 -115.224485336.151843 -115.3034493 36.254346 -115.1455213tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-86227868796898601822012-08-06T22:22:00.002-07:002012-08-06T22:22:53.165-07:00Button Quail Update
The button quail chicks are still socializing together in the brooder.
At four weeks the button quail were developing colorful new feathers and personalities. They copy each other on new skills - like flying.
No boredom here!Dawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV 89108, USA36.2030945 -115.224485336.151843 -115.3034493 36.254346 -115.1455213tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-41153280229047425572012-07-22T23:09:00.000-07:002012-07-22T23:09:46.036-07:00Let There Be Quail Eggs
First eggs from the Pharaoh quail
My quail are laying! This morning when feeding, I found the first egg lying in the pine shavings. A few hours later, I found an egg in each of the two cardboard hiding "houses". What good birds!
I was not expecting this quite yet. They are a few days short of 6 weeks, when laying usually begins. Surprising, too, that all three started laying on the same Dawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV 89108, USA36.2030945 -115.224485336.151843 -115.3034493 36.254346 -115.1455213tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-54618180873277821862012-07-18T21:23:00.000-07:002012-07-18T21:23:22.973-07:00The Pharaoh Quail
Peep(L), Luke Groundwalker (R), Princess Leia (in house)
Hard to believe the Pharaoh Quail are already 5 weeks old! It looks like we've got three hens, which is okay because we want the eggs. They don't need a rooster to lay non-fertile eggs for eating. So that's their next milestone.
Our little chicks have grown into really sweet birds. Peep enjoys being petted and likes to sit on top of Dawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV 89108, USA36.2030945 -115.224485336.151843 -115.3034493 36.254346 -115.1455213tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-67084912340921659392012-07-17T02:00:00.000-07:002012-07-17T16:32:32.656-07:00Twenty White Coturnix Chicks Hatch Two Days EarlyI was expecting these eggs to hatch Saturday, but the little pranksters began hatching Thursday evening, almost simultaneously. Sixteen hatched before midnight and three more just after. The last one hatched about 5:00 am.
Two days early and the mischief did not stop there:
"Psst! When you hear the lady coming, play dead!"
"Ah-ha-ha! Good one, Fluffy!"
"Okay, now when she walks away, Dawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV 89108, USA36.2030945 -115.224485336.151843 -115.3034493 36.254346 -115.1455213tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-51980926529502302232012-07-09T14:08:00.000-07:002012-07-09T14:08:37.252-07:00Button Quail Chicks At 12 Days
Yes, we love our salad greens!
My little button quail chicks are putting on feathers of many colors. There are quite a few silver, a couple of cinnamon, and some I-don't-know-what. Each one is beautiful.
Their diet is expanding as they are now having some salad greens. They are eating ground gamebird starter with a small amount of ground kitten food added. (1/4 c. kitten food to 2 c. Dawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV 89108, USA36.2030945 -115.224485336.151843 -115.3034493 36.254346 -115.1455213tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-38509774977692768402012-07-08T21:05:00.000-07:002012-07-08T21:53:41.345-07:00Twelve Button Quail Chicks
Button Quail Chicks 11 of 12
By 2 pm Sunday, seven more chicks hatched. The final total was 12!Dawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV 89108, USA36.2030945 -115.224485336.151843 -115.3034493 36.254346 -115.1455213tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-2790195041512021882012-07-03T02:00:00.000-07:002012-07-03T02:00:00.656-07:00Three New Silver Chicks
Quailito (L) watches as Rocket runs with the new silver chicks.
Saturday brought three darling silver chicks. They are fitting in just fine. I cannot tell them apart, so they don't have names yet.
Quailito naps in his favorite spot.Dawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV, USA36.114646 -115.17281635.909413 -115.48867299999999 36.319879 -114.856959tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-62356351064736064702012-07-02T22:14:00.001-07:002012-07-02T22:33:34.010-07:00Button Quail Hatch
Quailito - First Button Quail Hatchling
My button quail eggs began hatching last Friday. First out was Quailito. I couldn't believe how tiny and perfect he was! About five hours later, Rocket hatched. Rocket got her name because she met every new challenge -- drinking water, pecking her food, running around -- as if there was zero learning curve. Clearly she is a very smart little quail.
Dawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com1Las Vegas, NV, USA36.114646 -115.17281635.909413 -115.48867299999999 36.319879 -114.856959tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-86106215017400234972012-06-30T22:51:00.000-07:002012-07-18T21:31:35.799-07:00In The Brooder
L to R: Luke Groundwalker, Peep, Princess Leia
Fourteen hours after the first egg hatched, two more little quail hatched at the same time. Peep was ecstatic when they joined her in the brooder.
Their brooder is a cardboard box with rubber shelf liner in the bottom. I added a little hay so the chicks could have something to pick at besides each other. The box is covered with a cookie Dawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV, USA36.114646 -115.17281635.909413 -115.48867299999999 36.319879 -114.856959tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961571929622472864.post-59333186017451684082012-06-30T14:40:00.000-07:002012-07-18T21:25:16.807-07:00First Quail
This is my first-hatched coturnix quail, Peep. She is about 12 hours old in this video.
Just before she arrived on the scene, I made peeping noises to the eggs and then went to bed. Very soon there was a ruckus in the incubator as baby Peep hammered her way out of the egg in about four strokes! Dawn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13607610196897888882noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV, USA36.114646 -115.17281635.909413 -115.48867299999999 36.319879 -114.856959